• Title
  Item 2: Marie Parnell interview by Carol McKirdy, 27 August 2023
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  27 August 2023
• Type of material
  Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories
• Reference code
  9680494
• Physical Description
  1 audio file (1 hr., 25 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
  
• Scope and Content
  In this interview Marie talks about her relative, Minnie Wearne, who was the first headmistress of the Methodist Ladies College (MLC) Burwood. She recounts the family history of the Wearnes coming from Cornwall on the ship called ‘The Harbinger’ in 1838. Marie describes the family’s country property at Bonnyrigg and how the family managed wealth distribution, especially for maiden aunts. She describes life with her husband Dr Peter Parnell in rural practices and at Campbelltown and explains how patients sometimes paid him in kind with hams, sponge cakes, shortbread and vegetables. She describes her life as a nurse and unusual duties such as having to cook special meals for patients.
• Language
  English
• Access Conditions
  Restricted: Written permission of interviewee required for access
  For access to this collection please submit your request through Ask a Librarian: Onsite access only
• Copying Conditions
  In copyright:
  Reproduction Restricted: Written permission required from interviewee for research and personal use
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder
• General note
  
  Recorded at Marie Parnell's home in Avalon, New South Wales, 22 August 2023.
• Creator/Author/Artist
  Parnell, Marie, 1930-
  
• Subject
  Parnell, Marie, 1930---Interviews.
  Nurses--New South Wales--Interviews.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE20856604

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